Ouster of Bogota, Colombia mayor ratified

Bogota's Mayor Gustavo Petro speaks to supporters in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Thousands of people protested against last month decision by Colombia's inspector-general Alejandro Ordonez to remove Petro from office over alleged mismanagement of the garbage-collection system. Petro appealed the dismissal and is waiting for the inspector-general's final ruleing, who under the constitution is the last resort. (AP Photo/Carlos Julio Martinez)

A supporter of Bogota's Mayor Gustavo Petro holds a sign reading in Spanish; "Petro Stays" in front of the city hall in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Colombia's Inspector General Alejandro Ordonez ratified on Monday the impeachment of Petro for the mismanagement of the city's garbage collection system. (AP Photo/Carlos Julio Martinez)

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's inspector general on Monday ratified his order ousting Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro from the nation's second most important political post.

Inspector General Alejandro Ordonez also confirmed his earlier decree that Petro be banned from elected office for 15 years. The statement was posted on Ordonez's official website.

Supporters of the mayor massed in front of city hall to attack the ruling.

It was not immediately clear who would take over the job of running the Colombian capital of 8 million people.

Petro has no further recourse of appeal at home. He has asked the Inter-American Human Rights Commission to intervene.